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Thinking Ahead on the AHEAD Model: Hospital Global Budgets 

NASHP

Hospital Global Budget Key Considerations The overall goal of hospital global budgets in the AHEAD Model is to incentivize hospitals to focus on population health and health equity, limit avoidable utilization, and control total cost of care by removing FFS incentives and providing financial stability.

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Fellowship Opportunities for Advancing Health Equity

NCQA

NCQA seeks candidates who embody Phyllis’ passion for health care quality research and policy. Primary care. Preventive care. Maternal health. Behavioral health. Health care disparities. Value-based care and payment. Telehealth and health information technology.

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Population Health Management Strategies: Creative Ways to Use Population Care Managers in ACOs

Health Dialog

This is the final post in my three-part series on the successful implementation of Population Care Managers (PCMs) within Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and Patient Centered Medical Home settings. The primary objective for any ACO or at-risk provider is to deliver value-based care and reduce wasteful spending.

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CIOs' 5-year plans for precision medicine and emerging technologies

Healthcare It News

One of the next big shifts in patient care will be precision medicine will be "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment and lifestyle for each person," as the Precision Medicine Initiative describes it. A lot of new challenges.

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Why a Focus on Behavioral Health is Key to Improving Quality Measures

HIT Consultant

healthcare system has been moving towards value-based care (VBC) which encourages health providers to improve care quality by reimbursing them based on successful outcomes rather than individual medical services. Behavioral health conditions may worsen physical symptoms or make it more difficult to comply with a treatment plan.

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State Community Health Worker Models

NASHP

ACO Accountable Care Organizations. CBCM Community Based Care Management Program. CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CHW Community Health Worker. CHA/P Community Health Aid/ Practitioner. NIH National Institutes of Health. PCCM Primary Care Case Management.

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CAPP Cites Six Key Findings from COVID-19 That Will Improve America’s Health Care System

Accountable Care Doctors

Learnings from COVID-19 must drive major changes in health care delivery, according to interviews conducted with physician leaders of the nation’s leading multi-specialty medical groups and health systems that participate in the Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP). Invest in Primary Care and Prevention.